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Chalcopteroides Scutellaris
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name ''Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia. Description ''Chalcopteroides'' range from 6 to 23 mm in length. They are oblong in shape, glabrous and usually a metallic blue or green colour. The mandibles lack a sulcus and have either truncate or rounded apices. The lateral margins of the pronotum are complete. The Elytron, elytra usually have only superficial and minute punctures (sometimes they have impressed striae). The metaventrite is long. The tarsal vestiture (hairs on the tarsi) is mostly black. Ecology Some ''Chalcopteroides'' are known to live in soil. Additionally, arthropod fragments have been found in guts of some species, suggesting a Scavenger, scavenging or Predation, predatory lifestyle. Species Below are the species of this genus: * ''Chalcopteroides acuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
